Lion head amulet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Green faience, l. 2.6 cm (1 in.) × w. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.), This lion head amulet exhibits changes in the representation of lions that appeared during the later first millennium BC. The forehead is smaller and the face drawn downward, and there is emphasis on the mane beneath the cheeks
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Lion head amulet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C, Egypt, Green faience, l, 2.6 cm, 1, w, 2.1, 13/16, lion, head, amulet, exhibits, changes, representation, lions, appeared, later first, millennium, BC, forehead, smaller, face drawn, downward, emphasis, mane beneath, cheeks
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